Protesters are due to march in Cardiff today against the so-called 'bedroom tax'.

The Department of Work and Pensions say the removal of the bedroom tax is a "necessary reform" and that it has made money available to help local authorities in Wales "support vulnerable people".

The removal of the spare room subsidy is a necessary reform to return fairness to housing benefit. Even after the reform we pay over 80% of most claimants' housing benefit - but the taxpayer can no longer afford to pay for people to live in properties larger than they need. It is right that people contribute to these costs, just as private renters do.

To help with the transition we have made £6.2m available to Welsh councils to support vulnerable people, with an additional £880,000 available to help those in rural parts of Wales.